theSkimm
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Making it easier to live smart

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theSkimm App gives you all the news and information you need to know to start your day. Try the app for free, after that it’s less than a cup of coffee a month. We’re making it easier for you to live a smarter life, and there’s a lot that comes with that…

DAILY NEWSEvery weekday, you get the news you need to know to start your day. All nonpartisan. All in one place. All in 5 mins or less.

AUDIO SERIESWant more? Our audio episodes break down important, relevant topics for you to listen to on the go in 10 minutes or less.

CALENDAR INTEGRATIONThat’s right. Our calendar syncs directly with yours -- Apple or Google, you choose -- to make sure you always know what’s coming up and can plan ahead. It’s constantly updating to make sure you never miss important events in politics, sports, entertainment, and more.

READSEvery Friday we recommend a new book that you won’t be able to put down and every day we recommend a new, 5 min Read to get into.

DOWNTIMEConsider your downtime handled. And smarter. Every Friday we give you what to watch, listen to, download, and read over the weekend.

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In-app purchase subscription required. All monthly subscriptions begin with a free trial, after which a recurring charge of $2.99 per month. All yearly subscriptions are charged $29.99 at the time of purchase, with a recurring charge billed annually.

Details:- Subscription options: monthly subscription of $2.99 per month, or yearly subscription of $29.99 per year- Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase- Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period- Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period- Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase- No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period- theSkimm's Privacy Policy and Terms of Use can be visited at http://theskimm.com/privacy- Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication

What’s New

Jul 24, 2019

Version 2.15.2

We're going deeper on the biggest stories of the week with Guides. Skimm Notes, Skimm This episodes, video, Skimm'd graphics – they're all there to help break down everything from Brexit to the trade war.

This version also brings you some updates to make the experience so fresh, so smooth.

Ratings and Reviews

4.8 out of 5

10K Ratings

10K Ratings

Bms1290
, 06/04/2018

Well worth it! My go to news!

Hello, I just downloaded this app the other day and I have to say I’m really loving it. I’m a 27 year old stay at home mom and I can’t always have the news on or sit on my phone and read up on world affairs/daily news. This is one of the best apps I’ve ever come across. It covers everything and I love that it explains what certain things are like the (Nuclear deal) for example. That is my favorite part of the app. Since I tend to be out of the loop, I sometimes don’t know what things are about. I’m normally a Twitter user but this app goes far beyond because it takes the time to cover everything, stick with key points and explain what things are. I’m finding myself clicking on this app more so than Twitter now! I have no issues paying for this service whatsoever. Thank you to the creators of this app. I can tell a lot of love went into it and hard work on the daily. 5 stars from me!

Silver Claw
, 11/10/2017

Why pay for what’s already free and readily available?

I respect the idea behind this. One stop shop for news snippets and such. However, I must rate this low for one reason. A subscription fee. No matter how low, what reason should anyone pay for this? I’m not saying this because the content is poor, or it’s a bad app. I say this because all this information is already out there. The idea of short news podcasts has been done to death. No matter your politics, all the major news networks in the U.S., and beyond, already put out 10-15 minute news digests, FOR FREE. If this app had no subscription fee, it would likely be excellent. However, for some reason, the creators of this app feel they need to charge you for information already provided for free. Information that you most likely already know. Football fan? You knew when the games are. Political junkie? You keep up with all the political news already. I just don’t see the reason to pay money monthly to have spam alerts put in my calendar, get news digests, and really that’s it. I don’t see the need for anyone to pay for information already readily available. Skimm, your app seems great, and I’d love to use it. However, I don’t forsee a long future for this. If you switched to a free with ads model, I think there would be a greater future for y’all. But a subscription fee to get what’s so readily available from so many sources? What reason should I have to pay for already free information?

Madeline384
, 12/24/2017

Support quality and convenient journalism

I’ve been subscribed to their emails for a while so now I battled with whether or not I wanted to subscribe for the app. The calendar and the little podcast snipers are fun but that’s pretty much all that’s extra on top of what you get in an email. They’re fun but I couldn’t decide if they were worth 3 dollars. Then I started to think about it as if the emails weren’t free. Each daily skimm would cost about 10 cents with the subscription, then with everything else thrown in as well I definitely think that’s worth it! It’s hard paying for something you can get for free, but this service has become something I depend on. It’s punny and informative and something I want to stick around so when I take that all into account, 3 dollars a month is a steal. Hooray for quality and convenient journalism!